Gene Lees famously described Bill Evans's music as "love letters written to the world from some prison of the heart." These 1969–72 recordings were made during club dates and show the deep rapport he had with his trio (there seems to be a brouhaha in the back room during one number, but those are the breaks with live jazz!) Songs include Evans's famous "Waltz for Debby," as well as "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?," "Twelve Tone Tune," "Someday My Prince Will Come," "Nardis," "Time Remembered," "Stella by Starlight," and "'Round Midnight."

"The beauty of his touch was one of the most admired and imitated methods in piano jazz."—Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD